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Laver is regarded by many as the greatest tennis player in the history of the sport. [b] Laver was ranked the world No. 1 amateur in 1961 by Lance Tingay and in 1962 by Tingay and Ned Potter. Laver was the number one professional in some rankings in 1964, in all rankings from 1965 to 1969 and in some rankings in 1970.
May 3, 2024 · Rod Laver, Australian tennis player, the second male player in the history of the game (after Don Budge in 1938) to win the four major singles championships (Australian, French, British [Wimbledon], and U.S.) in one year (1962) and the first to repeat this Grand Slam (1969).
Rod "The Rocket" Laver is looking for his fourth major championship of the 1969 season, w ...more. No. 1 seed Rod Laver takes on No. 3 seed Tony Roche in the final of the US Open 1969.
Rod Laver won a record 200 tournaments, held the No. 1 world ranking from 1964-70 and his total prize winnings in a 23-year career was half of what the USTA awards the men’s and women’s US Open champions.
Mar 7, 2019 · Relive Rod Laver's 1969 journey to win all major opens and achieve a grand slam in the Open Era.
Rod Laver was so scrawny and sickly as a child in the Australian bush that no one could guess he would become a left-handed whirlwind who would conquer the tennis world and be known as possibly the greatest player ever.
Jun 8, 2018 · Rod "Rocket" Laver (born 1938) is arguably the best tennis player ever. The Australian ace twice won the Grand Slam of tennis, one of the most elusive goals in sports, and paved the way for future generations of agile, powerful lefties like John McEnroe and Pete Sampras.
Jan 28, 2023 · Rod Laver ‘Might Have Hurt Somebody’ With a Modern Racket At 84 years old, the man with his name on the stadium sits courtside at the Australian Open. He likes what he sees.
Mar 19, 2018 · Rod Laver is among the greatest tennis players the world has ever seen, and the inspiration behind the Laver Cup. He grew up playing on a court rolled on his family’s cattle farm in outback Queensland, as a small boy building his game around his gifts of speed and power and honing them with relentless determination and passion.
Rodney 'Rod' George Laver AC MBE was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 as an Athlete Member for his contribution to the sport of tennis. He was elevated as a Legend of Australian Sport in 2002.
